Doctors are advising affected youth to use hearing aids along with prescribed medicines to manage their hearing loss.
Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. It is also known as the “Heart of Dixie” and the “Cotton State.”
Politically, as part of the Deep South, Alabama is predominantly a conservative state and is known for its Southern culture.
Scientists were surprised to see the bright blue colored frog, as it is an unusual occurrence.
Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states.
The typical length of a frog from the species Litoria Splendida is about 12 centimeters.
Alabama has diverse geography, with the north dominated by the mountainous Tennessee Valley and the south by Mobile Bay, a historically significant port.
The Australian Wildlife Conservancy confirmed the existence of the color-changing frog.
Alabama’s oldest city is Mobile, which was founded by French colonists (Alabama Creoles) in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.
The color change in the frog is due to a rare genetic mutation that might have caused some skin pigments to disappear.